(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington DC Apr. 7, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. Department of Defense under President Biden is continuing
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III offered his condolences to Capitol Police and to the family of the officer killed in today’s deadly incident on Capitol Hill. A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday afternoon after vehicle
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Andrii Taran and reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, the Pentagon said in a statement. Austin condemned recent escalations
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At the direction of President Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault in the Military to take bold action to address sexual assault and harassment in the force.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 21, 2021. (credit: Lisa Ferdinando, DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this weekend as the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin told Defense Minister Suh Wook of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, Korea that bilateral cooperation between both countries is essential to push back the increased “aggression” from Beijing and North Korea.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participate in a 2+2 meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, in Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/] By Gary
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin has embarked on a trip to the Indo-Pacific region to shore up alliances and partnerships with an eye on China. Defense Secretary Austin along with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – A surge of violent events by militant Islamist groups in Africa, led by escalations in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, sets record and widens instability, according to a report by Africa Center
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ten months deployment sailing on an U.S. aircraft carrier is not easy being cut off from the world. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid a visit Thursday to sailors aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sailing off the coast